Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Low Lead Levels Also Harmful to Children

Apparently, paying attention to the federally established safe level of lead in toys isn't enough. A six-year Cornell University study reveals that levels lower than the federal requirement for children's items also produce negative effects in children. Read more here.

More...MSNBC has a report indicating that 35 percent of a sample of off-the-shelf toys contained lead levels higher than the recall level.

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